The Dillon tribune., 1887-10-14

u"v> Win Juoge McLeary presiding,
and the full corps Of court officers in at
tendance
The case Of Lydia G. Dodge vs.. Thos
r. Jones, sheriff, was commenced, and
Jury was empanneled. This is case 10
reper'n band Of horses taken by Sheriff
Jones on an execution in favor Of Henry
E'I'ng against the kirkpatrick Brothers.
Judge Thos. Galbraith and II. J. Burleigh
appeared for the plaintiff and Robt. b.
Smith, J. c. Robinson and H. r. Melton
for the defendant.
"A large number Of witnesses were exam.
'ned and volume Of testimony taken to
try to prove who owned the band of horses.
The case, on both sides, was conducted
skilfully, and at . o'clock Monday the
Judge, in clear and impartial charge.
gave the case to the jury. 1t was dead.
lock with the jury. The jury worked on
the case forty eight hours, and agreeing to
disagree, the Court discharged the jurv and
the case was continued for the term.
On Monday the case Of the Territory vs..
Frank Pendleton was tried. The defend
ant was indicted for unlawfully branding a
horse, or mare. Considerable testimony
was brought to bear, but the jury returned
verdict of not guilty, and the defendant
was discharged with fatherly admonition
from the Judge.
Territory VS.. Walker and Moore. Nolle
fyosc4"ie entered.
Sylvester Summers VS.. Frank Pendle.
ton. Judgment for defendant.
Judgments were entered as follows:
Nathaniel H. Wood VS.. Sarah D. T.
Ames, ct al. Judgment for plaintiff and
fore losure Of mortgage.
First National Bank OF Dillon VS.. Bea.
verhead Live Stock Co. Judgment for
plaintiff.
VIM. Koch VS.. Beaverhead Live Stock
Co. Judgment for plaintiff:
Chas. Bliven VS.. Beaverhead Live Stock
Go. Judgment for plaintiff:
John J. Cusick VS.. T. w. Poindexter, sr.
Judgment for plaintiff.
The Blacktail and Rattlesnake water
right cases were all continued until the
next term.
Referee divorce cases were disposed of
as follows:
Eliza A. Harris VS.. James R. Harris.
Divorce granted to plaintiff.
Nellie Millard VS.. E. P. Millard. Di.
vorce granted to plaintiff.
Mary E. Eckersley VS.. Orson H. Ecker.
sley. Divorce granted to plaintiff.
The application Of Thomas Haw, ma.
tive Of China, to become naturalized cit.
izen Of the United States was denied.
On Wednesday the trial Of George Hen.
ry Grabhorn, for the murder Of his wife
was commenced. Grabhorn shot aud kill.
ed his wife in Dillon on the 10TH Of July
last. He was indicted and arraigned for
murder, and through his counsel, assigned
by the Court, plea Of not guilty was
made. w. Y. Pemberton and County At.
torney Barbour appeared for the people
and Judge Galbraith and II. J. Bureigh
defended the prisoner. Some difficulty was
experienced in getting jury and several
venires were exhausted before jury was
obtained.
The prosecution proved the murder, and
made strong case against the prisoner a,
the bar, and then rested. The defense re-
lied on trying to establish the insanity o.
Grabhorn at the time he committed the
deed. Grabhorn made long sworn state
ment in his own defense, which was re.
markable as an effort to blacken the char.
acter of his murdered wife. Many portions
of Grabhorn's statement were entirely un
fit for publication in the columns of the
TRIBUNE, being confined to accusin,~ the
dead woman OF infdelty toward him be
fore he took her life. Grabhorn's state.
ment, such as it was, went to the Jury for
what it was worth. The defense introdu
ced evidence on INSANITY at considerable
length, when the prosecution offered re.
but,ing testimony, and placed a witness on
the stand to inpeach Grabhorn's sta,emen,
in relation to the intidcitv of his wife, and
then the evidence in the case closed.
On Yesterday, Thursday, the arguments
OF counsel commenced with the morning
session of the Court. County Attorney Bar.
bour opened with forc'blr presentation OF
the case on behalf Of the people. Mr..
Burleish opened for the defense in a well
balanced address to the jury of fifty min
utes duration. Judge Galbraith's plea for
the prisoner followed and it was an admir-
able and closely connected argument from